I really enjoyed it, thanks. I was hanging out to watch it but had to wait until I had an hour spare. :) Nice guitar, similar body colour to my 2007 MiM.
I was curious about the exact specs of my Tele as I got it second-hand so I emailed Fender with the serial number and they emailed me back an hour later with this info: Model Name Standard Telecaster® (Upgrade) (2006-2008), Maple Fingerboard, Chrome Red Model #0135102325 Series Standard Series Country Of Origin MX Color Chrome Red Body Alder Body Finish Polyester Body Shape Telecaster® Neck Material 1-Piece Maple Neck Finish Satin Urethane Neck Shape Modern "C" Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm) Fingerboard Maple Fingerboard Radius 9.5" (241 mm) Number of Frets 21 Frets Size Medium Jumbo String Nut Synthetic Bone Nut Width 1.650" (42 mm) Position Inlays Black Dot Bridge Pickup Standard Single-Coil Tele® Neck Pickup Standard Single-Coil Tele® Controls Master Volume, Master Tone Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup Pickup Configuration SS Bridge 6-Saddle Standard Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Block Saddles Hardware Finish Chrome Tuning Machines Standard Cast/Sealed Pickguard 3-Ply White Control Knobs Knurled Flat-Top Strings Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges) Unique Features Upgraded in 1/2006 with new hotter pickups, Medium Jumbo Frets and shielded internal cavities. So I don't have to shield my cavities myself. :) I might fit one of those Obsidian Wire 4-way switches though.
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Stratocaster guitars have a bridge ground that is connected to the tremolo claw that holds the springs. Telecaster bridge pickup is grounded to the volume pot. The bridge and saddles and strings are all bonded to ground by the bridge pickups ground connecting to the volume pot.
With all the considerations... pick ups, shielding, pots and tuners... plus the set up and intonation, the most important thing? That colour is GORGEOUS!!!! Perfect!!! Love the candy apple red!
Fyi when screwing something like a neck for example with 4 screws in a square pattern u need to tighten them in a diagonal pattern. If u start with top left screw - then second screw should be bottom right - then back to top right - and lastly bottom left. This is to avoid any type of tilt and makes things tighten down evenly
I like and appreciate the step-by-step detail of your build videos, showing all of the parts used and the comparison with the Fender Custom Shop build. These videos are a "must see" for anyone attempting a first assembly. Sharing the mistakes and the "figuring it out" parts makes it real (nothing ever goes wrong or is difficult in a Stew Mac video!). You're an excellent teacher Landon.
I do all the wiring business first - before attaching the neck - mainly because it's what I struggle with the most. And I figure why have the additional weight and mass of the neck when I'm positioning the pickups and wiring, etc. This may not be an issue for you, in that you're using the solderless wiring harness. I usually use ToneRider pickups and their wiring diagram includes the bridge ground wire, so I do it. Sometimes I replace the latex(?) rubber tubing with springs because I have concerns that tubing like that might tend to dry out and get brittle over time. Thanks for the reminder about waxing the screws. Totally forgot about that on my last build. Nice job!
Another great video . Nice to see someone who knows what they want , and how to achieve it . I am 72 years old , been playing since 1963 , and still play every day . As another Tele lover , I appreciate your love of Teles , and all guitars . Teles are great for gigging , and can handle any type and style of music . You also have a nice style of presenting your ideas and describing the work . Hats off to you young man ! After over 50 years of gigging , I feel I can honestly say these things !
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@@landonbailey Hi Landon, great video, thanx. I finished very similar partcaster, not candy apple red but olympic white alder mexican body and just the same roasted maple neck. I had problem with symmetry of string to the neck and bridge position. You know, every holes are predrilled so you do not have any possibility to shift neck in neck pocket or move bridge to compesate the symmetry. I had to change original fender bridge and use gotoh BS-TC1 Vintage Telecaster Bridge w/ In-Tune Saddles. Now I have quite good distence e string to edge of neck and e string does not fall out the neck/frets.
There is something special about a guitar build video. No matter how many hundreds of guitars I have watched built on You Tube they never fail to interest me.
@@landonbailey Hell yeah, looking forward to more! It would be cool to see someone put together an explorer! Or better yet a headless guitar. You don't see stuff built like that.
About 18 years ago I got an American '62 reissue Strat. I put on a compound radius neck from Warmoth. The original neck had a rosewood fretboard so that's what I stuck with. I had them use skinny frets and I had it drilled for Sperzel locking tuners. Then I installed a five way switch and a DiMarzio Air Norton S pickup in the neck. These are two companies that make some of the best after market parts around.
Best Tele build I've seen on here. I've watched a few and this has removed a lot of first timer's fear. I'm not sure of the body colour but that neck and head are super sexy.
Top job Landon. I agree with the 'hand tool' philosophy, the exact attention to detail with regards to using a cloth to shield the guitar's paintwork, the paraffin wax with the screws and, well, all of the minor (yet MAJOR) aspects that you've picked up when doing a guitar build. As the old saying goes "if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing right". You do your build "right". Top stuff.
Sweet!!! I had no idea Fender had DIY kits available, but for the money I would've spent on a kit I could've had a brand new guitar off the shelf for about the same, right? I built a "parts caster" strat many years ago and when I totalled up what I spent on parts, it came out to around $750 more or less. I don't have the guitar anymore. I gave it to a friend in need and he traded it in for some piece of junk that he liked better. I asked the music store if they still had it and they said that they sold it and the person who has it loves it very much. At least someone appreciated my handy work.
You was bang on correct about the pick up grounding of pick ups a fender jaguar has a similar thing with like teeth round pick up but if it was me I'd go springs as after time the rubber goes soft and breaks up plus all adds to metal connectivity with bridge pick up but the rubber grommet is a small thing and can be changed in minutes if so! So nothing major I just personally like springs more sweet tele though man super nice parts them obsidian wire kits are super sweet I personally think they are the best money can buy top pots and switching always so well done super nice instrument for life that one
I suspect it’s conceivable that you have a ground path from the bridge to the controls through the rear pick up like you were told. You could use your multimeter ohm setting to verify that it is. However, the effort you put into shielding on the pickgaurd and the neck pick up and other cavities. Really need to have a physical connection to ground or they’re doing nothing. Great video! Thanks for sharing.
I have a Candy Apple Red American Special Strat and I've been toying with the idea of swapping on a roasted maple neck but I wasn't sure how it would look with that red (and white pick guard). Now, seeing how great it looks, I'm considering that and giving a build a try. Thanks for being so thorough. Stay safe, Cheers from Florida.
Nice job, I hope you enjoy it! One tip, after all that work putting in the shielding tape, you never grounded the tape in the neck pickup cavity or the wire channel (the control cavity got grounded when you put the body ground through the tape, and if some tape was sticking up high enough to touch the bridge the bridge cavity will be grounded). If you don’t have a soldering iron, put a little copper tape between the lug of the neck pickup cover and the foil on the pick guard. That will ground both cavities that touch the pick guard. Ideal, of course, would be to solder a little ground wire to the cavity tape. The other slight thing I would suggest is to file the top of the nut so half the wound strings are above the slots. This will help with tuning stability. These issues are really slight though. You really did a great job, and you have a guitar you should be proud of!
Only step you missed that I would’ve done was leveling/dressing/polishing the frets☺️ also I put the neck on after I assemble the body because of this. Also bc i know you have to do that for non Humbucker neck routes. Cool Tele!
Hi Landon: thanks for the complete walk-through. Very useful. I have a suggestion: do as much work on the body and neck as you can (string ferrules, shielding, tuners and string trees) before attaching the two together. The body will lie flat for you while you press in the ferrules, and the neck will be easier to handle while you do the tuners, etc.
There are right hand threads and left hand threads. Typically most threads are RH and this means that, when looking down on the screw you turn it clockwise or "righty tighty" to tighten. LH threads typically are used when you don't want something to rotate out. Bicycles use LH threads on the left pedal (for example).
Preparing to attempt my first build, This video will be a huge help, and I will be referring to it several times through out my build I'm sure! Thank You! Beautiful build BTW!
I used one of the fender roasted maple necks for my strat. Turned out great, I got 12" radius wide oval. It came out awesome, but I play with my thumb over a lot, and the edge of the fretboard itself was so sharp it was cutting me!!! I rolled the edges, now its awesome
I'm planning on doing a custom Stratocaster build this year, I'm going to be ordering a fiesta red Stratocaster body and vintage style 21 fret all maple neck from Warmoth, and some gold hardware and a 1-ply white scratchplate for it from Realtone Music, I've also decided on a set of Tonerider Surfari Stratocaster pickups, which I will also order from Realtone Music, it's basically inspired by Hank Marvin's fiesta red Stratocaster.
Hey I did basically the same thing on a sunburst telly with American body and American neck locking tuners , I used Seymour Duncan Brad Paisley labre pickups a six string saddle,
It was a lot of fun to watch. I've always wanted to try it and now after watching your video I think I will. You did a great job explaining everything and the whole project was interesting too. You're very organized and that helps. Thanks, I'll definitely watch your other videos.
Very well done video for those who want to venture into “assembling” their our parts-caster. Intonation is shortening or lengthening the string in relation to the 12th fret vs open. Setting up the pickup height especially with the three points is an adventure for a luthier journey person. Nice job!
As of right now this is probably the most beautiful guitar I’ve ever seen. I’m about to start slowly acquiring the parts to do essentially the same looking build just non fender parts.
I really enjoyed this video (yes, I watched it all the way through) because it helped me understand how the various components fit together to make a whole instrument. I have no desire to build my own guitar (I have more than enough trouble just learning how to play it) but seeing one being assembled teaches me how every part makes a contribution to the creation of the sound. Finally, as soon as my BSB Tele gets paid off, I will be buying my first Stratocaster and I have already decided that it will have a candy apple red body, so your video reinforced my choice. Thank you.
A small tip for anyone really looking at a budget build is that you can pick up Fender reject bodies and necks very cheaply. My tele body and neck were about $250USD. There are a couple of downsides to this - first they are usually unfinished and require you to sand, fret and paint them yourself. This takes quite a lot of time and practice to get remotely close to the professional finish. Second the rejects usually have a few defects for example the neck saddle on mine was .2mm off the factory standard. But the defects are normally minor - my TC body was about $100 and was rejected for having 'an ugly grain'.
The grounding wire should be under the bridge pickup so that the shield is connected to the back of a pot, the ground on the back of the bridge pickup connects the bridge to the back of the pots, that is why you don't need to ground the bridge. Set the bridge height generally then cut the nut, then redo bridge height and intonation, make sure truss rod is correct then play guitar and then let settle for 24 hours, and come back and check truss rod and saddle heights. It looks and sounds great 👍👍👍👍
Landon, I'm old school enough that I remember when the branding used to say Made in USA. without periods, because Japan named an island USA, not U.S.A! I don't know if that still holds true or not. But if you remember me from other comments, I've been playing Telecasters for over 55 years, and I've never had shielding, other than a bridge ground wire! Maybe those were from the days when the music was so exciting, that there were no such things thought of. I'm getting more used to your delivery, so I thoroughly enjoy these newer videos!
Couldn't help watching the whole build all the way through,you basically just made my dream guitar, what a beauty, sounds amazing, great job,enjoy Landon.😊👍🎸
The ground on the bridge PUs with the metal back plate is already grounded. With plastic backs have a separate ground to connect to the adjustment screw.
The second ground is to ground the strings, so they don't become 6 long antennas, but if you don't have hum or squealing, rock on. I guess they could be finding ground through the bridge pickup
Watching in 2022. Awesome! I want to build this exact Tele. Gorgeous neck and body. Love that (solderless) Obsidian Switch too! Yep. Gotta get one of these puppies built. What an amazing guitar!
Wonderful, you can be proud of this build. Well done ! The Obsidianwire kit is a must and makes wiring a joy. Great sound. Hope you enjoy many hours of playing this fine guitar. Greetings
Hey Landon, I just wanted to say thanks for your videos - this one particularly. I missed a used CS Tele I was watching a year or two ago, and nothing with similar spec has come up since, so having seen your videos I decided to source the parts to my preferred spec and assemble it myself. Never done it before, but hey, I have now! Thanks again 😎
Man im just ordered my first kit to mess up and Im excited. I ran across this video and I love your attention to detail. I am that way in things I love doing. Now Im super stoked!!👍
Dude so I ended up getting a pro 2 Strat coz of your comparison videos. Now i'm looking to either buy or build a Tele. And of course you already have a video of pretty much a similar build I'm thinking of with the candy apple red and roasted maple neck! Your channel is probably one of the best Fender resources on youtube!
when installing the string ferrules you could of used a short wooden dowel rod and a mallet and to make sure all six ferrules were flush with each other at the same depth the you also could of used a small wooden rectangular shaped block.
I have built more Telecasters than I can count for myself and many customers.You asked about grounding the bridge pickup. I use a hole under the bridge plate via the output and ground it to the back of the volume pot. Must've been expensive if all Fender parts. I agree with the routing for a humbucker in the neck.Easier with 21 frets.When filming maybe consider what you are filming- often your hand obscures the work itself (see 44 min. 40 sec. mark and others). Cost? Terry from Oz.
My George Harrison 90s model from Japan and my new one both have a bare wire under bridge plate,going to a pot n soldered.But since you have no problems,prob your shielding takes care of lowering noise
Landon - this is a great video. It looks amazing. Candy red with white pick guard and maple neck - yum yum. A suggestion for a video - have a mex and USA pro Tele then swap parts one by one doing a sound and play test in between to see what makes most difference.
LB, this was a fun video to watch and didn't skip ahead. I'd build this in a heartbeat with perhaps different vintage 50's pickups, but the Autumn Blaze Metallic doesn't seem to be available. Only as an option in the Mod Shop. The rig sounded great. Loved the fact that you fessed up on scratching the paint and head stock. I've done the same working on my Strat. All the best.
Love watching these builds Landon. There is something about building your own custom Tele that is so much more satisfying than ordering it built. This is such a lovely combination of parts as well. I have also watched the StewMac video, Build Your Dream Partscaster Guitar, which has some interesting tips. I recommend watching it. Is that String Tree still keeping you up at night! Is STPTSD a thing? What is he talking about?
Before screwing the bridge down put the bridge ground wire in place after drilling a hole from the control cavity & feeding the ground wire into the bridge cavity
I’m in the process of doing my first build, a kit from Solo Music Gear. It’s been a really great learning experience for me. That said, for anyone getting a kit, know that a lot of kits aren’t configured for standard size parts-I’m currently attempting to get my obsidianwire kit to fit in the control cavity (and I don’t have a dremel, so it’s taking forever 😝, even had to take a chisel to it to make it a few mm deeper)
Landon Bailey yep it’s a tele kit! Ran into other problems too (like the pickguard’s neck pickup cutout was too small for a Fender pickup to fit in, so had to file away a bit of that). But overall it’s been a fun project.
I had a made in Korea Tele that had the same problem. The cavity for the volume/tone controls needed to be dremeled out a few millimeters to drop in flush. Be careful one slip and you will go through the back...lol
@@bobboitt3126 I actually did go through the back and had to patch it up lol. There’s currently a sticker covering some wood filler that I couldn’t get to look right haha
Heeyyyy Landon! Love your "I made it myself" videos. Dude, seriously. These assembly videos are chock full of info and content. Pretty well filmed and creatively presented too. Great "how to" set up instruction. I know, you're not a luthier. Neither am I. Keep these videos coming. American cousin Steve M.
CAR is the best colour of all.. First guitar mod I did was with an Obsidian harness. TBH I think soldering is easier. the spring clips are so fiddly to use on a packed Strat harness. Cheat for the string tree is to cut most of the bottom of the tab off and just use the one hole. The remainder of the tab will make its own indentation and sit fine in that.
Personally i stopped putting the neck on first if its a 22 fret as it makes it a lot harder to fit the scratch plate with the pickups in because of the 22nd fret overhang. BTW if you ever want to remove string ferrules, all you do is put a drill bit through from the front side down the string holes and very gently tap out with a mallet.
46:14 You actually can reverse this. Put small a pinch of baking soda into the slot. Then put your index finger over the slot and blow the extra dust away. Put a small drop of super glue on it. wipe off excess and wait for it to dry. You should be able to re-cut the slot for the string.
Man this is a great video, fantastic to watch and very educational. I got a Squire Telecaster and want to do some partscaster mods so your video has come in real handy for me. Appreciate all your work you've put into this video. Thanks so much, appreciate it..
Nice bloody job mate. I love that candy apple red more than I thought I would. I’m looking for a blonde. .. if you know her name and number I appreciate that too lol. Great for a job man. I’ve been wanting to telly for a long long time I’ve got a 66 fender jag and I just bought a wolf WLP looks a lot like a Gibson but there are slight differences so they can sell it as their own brand they’re out of Los Angeles. I set it up for the whole 9 yards looks just like a bloody Gibson, and it’s got all abalone seashell fretboard and all the trim is done on the back and the front with abalone seashell and headstock it’s got a wolf howling and that is also an abalone seashell I think I paid 550 for it plays like a dream. They do you set up for you…. After asking you questions they set your guitar up it’s all professional really nice gig. Great job on the telly I must say. Gotta get one. I would say you are the king of Canadian Telecaster realm. Great job mate God bless.
Excellent video Landon . You did a great job. Only issue I saw was tightening the neck. You want to do a crossing pattern such as top left bottom right top right bottom left. Doesn't matter which one you start with just a crossing pattern after you tighten the first one. Also don't tighten all the way just get the first one kinda firm until you have all of them that way then proceed to snug them all down still using the crossing pattern. Hope that info helps you or some one else !
Outstanding video, very organized. I’ve been wanting to do a build for awhile now, definitely be using your video as a guild. Love that you did the online Fender Mod Shop comparison 👍🎸🇨🇦
I'm pretty sure that all guitars look great with a roasted maple neck. I have a very definite RMNF (roasted maple neck fetish.) they not only look great in my opinion, but they feel wonderful. Nice job on the build.
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From Leo: "last time I drilled through the back, I won't be doing that again" I hope everyone pays attention. No need for everyone to learn the hard way. Nice looking guitar. I think you will like the 12 inch radius fretboard. You cannot go wrong with 4 way switching.
Don’t know if I missed the part where you grounded the copper tape - but if you didn’t it won’t do much. You’re right on the money about the tele base plate grounding the bridge though. Looks great overall. 👍
As far as I understand the pickup plate connects the circuit ground wire to the bridge, which connects to the strings which connects to your body which serves as the ground. The copper tape doesn't need to be grounded to the circuit to act as a Faraday cage and shield it from external electromagnetic fields.
Latino Sci-Fi Geek you’re not creating a faraday cage. That’s a misnomer. What’s actually happening is your creating an antenna of copper tape. When the copper tape is grounded all the interference signal that we don’t like is caught by this copper foil tape net/antenna and sent to ground so that it’s not introduced into the signal path.
@@huddyskiba1 I respectfully disagree. The conductive shielding doesn't need to send the interference anywhere. A conductice material's electrons align themselves in order to mantain a constant electrical potencial all over it, which shields the interior of a cavity it surrounds from incoming electromagnetic waves, i.e. Faraday Cage. The circuit ground is a separate part of the system, using the human body connected to the strings to keep the circuit ground at a constant potential. The reason to connect the pickups' grounds to the copper tape is to simply that, to connect them together and themselves to the strings via the bridge, claw or some other way.. In this particular system that isn't needed because the obsidian circuit already have a common ground connecting the pickups grounds and the bridge through the bridge pickup plate.
Latino Sci-Fi Geek there is one ground in the guitar; The ring of the output jack. If the copper tape or whatever shielding medium one uses is not, in one way another, connected to the ring of the output jack, the shielding medium will be useless. It’s not doing what you think it’s doing despite how many books you’ve read or how many classes you’ve taken. The reason noise goes away when you touch the strings is because the interference that your body is picking up was getting into the signal but is now going to ground because you are connecting yourself to ground - the sleeve of the output jack via the strings. You’re grounded because you’re touching the sleeve of the jack not because your feet are on the floor. The hum doesn’t come back if you jump in the air.
@@huddyskiba1 If that was true the guitar wouldn't hum if no one were touching it or if the strings weren't connected to the circuit. Why connect the strings to the ground if it's the ring on the jack sleeve which acts as ground? That doesn't make sense. The human body is not the source of the interference, the pickups and circuit being hit by external electromagnetic waves are. The body doesn't need to have its feet on the floor to act as a constant potential, which is what an electrical ground is. Also the guitar bulit on this video doesn't have the pickups cavities connected to the ground, only the obsidiam circuit cavity, yet the pickups are perfectly shielded from interference. All my arguments are based purely on physics, which doesn't depend on how many books I've read, classes I've taken or guitars you've played or built.
Great job, that was a lot of work assembling and doing the video. It sounds great, too. I put Gotoh compensated saddles on mine, only because they’re slotted and don’t slide into the grub screw holes. I’d really like to do my own build with a sonic blue nitro finish and a roasted rosewood fretboard, vintage tuners.
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0:00 - the Start
3:59 - The Parts and
8:47 - All the Pricing
10:07 - Fender Mod Shop
12:34 - The Tools Used
12:56 - Guitar Assembly
13:00 - Neck and Neck Plate
15:46 - Tuners:
16:58 - Ferrules:
19:40 - Strap Buttons:
20:52 - Cavity Shielding
24:02 - Compensated Saddles Swap
25:44 - Bridge and Bridge Pickup Install
29:42 - Neck Pickup Install
34:18 - Control Plate Setup
36:54 - Pilot Hole Drilling for Pickguard and Control Plate
38:34 - Obsidianwire Kit Wiring Setup
41:13 - Stringing the guitar
41:32 - String Guide Install
42:30 - The Weight:
42:39 - Pickup Resistance Measurements:
43:03 - The Setup:
43:20 - Neck Relief
44:20 - Bridge Action Height
45:06 - Nut Action Height
46:53 - Intonation and Tuning
48:05 - The Gallery
50:15 - Guitar Tones - Clean
53:09 - Guitar Tones -Mild Gain
53:35 - Guitar Tones -Max Gain
55:50 - Guitar Tones -Gain with Pedals
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I really enjoyed it, thanks. I was hanging out to watch it but had to wait until I had an hour spare. :) Nice guitar, similar body colour to my 2007 MiM.
I was curious about the exact specs of my Tele as I got it second-hand so I emailed Fender with the serial number and they emailed me back an hour later with this info:
Model Name Standard Telecaster® (Upgrade) (2006-2008), Maple Fingerboard, Chrome Red
Model #0135102325
Series Standard Series
Country Of Origin MX
Color Chrome Red
Body Alder
Body Finish Polyester
Body Shape Telecaster®
Neck Material 1-Piece Maple
Neck Finish Satin Urethane
Neck Shape Modern "C"
Scale Length 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Maple
Fingerboard Radius 9.5" (241 mm)
Number of Frets 21
Frets Size Medium Jumbo
String Nut Synthetic Bone
Nut Width 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays Black Dot
Bridge Pickup Standard Single-Coil Tele®
Neck Pickup Standard Single-Coil Tele®
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration SS
Bridge 6-Saddle Standard Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Block Saddles
Hardware Finish Chrome
Tuning Machines Standard Cast/Sealed
Pickguard 3-Ply White
Control Knobs Knurled Flat-Top
Strings Fender® USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Unique Features Upgraded in 1/2006 with new hotter pickups, Medium Jumbo Frets and shielded internal cavities.
So I don't have to shield my cavities myself. :) I might fit one of those Obsidian Wire 4-way switches though.
Very good and informative video! Would love to see a similar one for a jazzmaster!!! :)
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Stratocaster guitars have a bridge ground that is connected to the tremolo claw that holds the springs. Telecaster bridge pickup is grounded to the volume pot. The bridge and saddles and strings are all bonded to ground by the bridge pickups ground connecting to the volume pot.
With all the considerations... pick ups, shielding, pots and tuners... plus the set up and intonation, the most important thing? That colour is GORGEOUS!!!! Perfect!!! Love the candy apple red!
Fyi when screwing something like a neck for example with 4 screws in a square pattern u need to tighten them in a diagonal pattern. If u start with top left screw - then second screw should be bottom right - then back to top right - and lastly bottom left. This is to avoid any type of tilt and makes things tighten down evenly
thanks for the tip! cheers
@@landonbailey no problem, awesome videos
@@landonbailey ye that’s a top tip I was just about to say it myself
I like and appreciate the step-by-step detail of your build videos, showing all of the parts used and the comparison with the Fender Custom Shop build. These videos are a "must see" for anyone attempting a first assembly. Sharing the mistakes and the "figuring it out" parts makes it real (nothing ever goes wrong or is difficult in a Stew Mac video!). You're an excellent teacher Landon.
cheers!
I do all the wiring business first - before attaching the neck - mainly because it's what I struggle with the most. And I figure why have the additional weight and mass of the neck when I'm positioning the pickups and wiring, etc. This may not be an issue for you, in that you're using the solderless wiring harness. I usually use ToneRider pickups and their wiring diagram includes the bridge ground wire, so I do it. Sometimes I replace the latex(?) rubber tubing with springs because I have concerns that tubing like that might tend to dry out and get brittle over time. Thanks for the reminder about waxing the screws. Totally forgot about that on my last build. Nice job!
Another great video . Nice to see someone who knows what they want , and how to achieve it . I am 72 years old , been playing since 1963 , and still play every day . As another Tele lover , I appreciate your love of Teles , and all guitars . Teles are great for gigging , and can handle any type and style of music . You also have a nice style of presenting your ideas and describing the work . Hats off to you young man ! After over 50 years of gigging , I feel I can honestly say these things !
hey thanks! appreciate it. I gigges with Teles for a number of years and they were solid 🎸👍
I've been building for 60 years. You did a great job. Kudos.
appreciate it thanks! Always more to learn for me :)
@@landonbailey I'm still learning myself. I recently built a replica of a Hittite guitar (Western Anatolia) found in a grave during dam construction in Turkey (1924). It dates from about 1600 BC, pushing guitar history back 3600 years. My next project is to build a Roman guitar dating from 100 BC. This instrument has such an incredible history...and it still continues to this day.
@@landonbailey Hi Landon, great video, thanx. I finished very similar partcaster, not candy apple red but olympic white alder mexican body and just the same roasted maple neck. I had problem with symmetry of string to the neck and bridge position. You know, every holes are predrilled so you do not have any possibility to shift neck in neck pocket or move bridge to compesate the symmetry. I had to change original fender bridge and use gotoh BS-TC1 Vintage Telecaster Bridge w/ In-Tune Saddles. Now I have quite good distence e string to edge of neck and e string does not fall out the neck/frets.
I agree ditto
@@fnersch3367 that sounds amazing. I bet they will sound amazing, too.
There is something special about a guitar build video. No matter how many hundreds of guitars I have watched built on You Tube they never fail to interest me.
super fun to pick and choose, then see it all together
@@landonbailey Hell yeah, looking forward to more! It would be cool to see someone put together an explorer! Or better yet a headless guitar. You don't see stuff built like that.
I've always been a fan of butterscotch and black guard teles, but man, this thing is beautiful.
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YES. Butterscotch and Black. I need one of those.
True words
I like black and black guard teles a lot tbh
The detail you put into the video was equally as detailed as the build.
Great job all around 👍
About 18 years ago I got an American '62 reissue Strat. I put on a compound radius neck from Warmoth. The original neck had a rosewood fretboard so that's what I stuck with. I had them use skinny frets and I had it drilled for Sperzel locking tuners. Then I installed a five way switch and a DiMarzio Air Norton S pickup in the neck. These are two companies that make some of the best after market parts around.
Best Tele build I've seen on here. I've watched a few and this has removed a lot of first timer's fear. I'm not sure of the body colour but that neck and head are super sexy.
Your narration is arguably the best part of your videos.
well it's not my guitar playing for sure! :P
You mentioned copper coating the inside is there a specific paint you use 43:16
Very nice. One of the pickup positions sounds amazing. Many useable tones. Great work.
Top job Landon. I agree with the 'hand tool' philosophy, the exact attention to detail with regards to using a cloth to shield the guitar's paintwork, the paraffin wax with the screws and, well, all of the minor (yet MAJOR) aspects that you've picked up when doing a guitar build. As the old saying goes "if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing right". You do your build "right". Top stuff.
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Sweet!!! I had no idea Fender had DIY kits available, but for the money I would've spent on a kit I could've had a brand new guitar off the shelf for about the same, right? I built a "parts caster" strat many years ago and when I totalled up what I spent on parts, it came out to around $750 more or less. I don't have the guitar anymore. I gave it to a friend in need and he traded it in for some piece of junk that he liked better. I asked the music store if they still had it and they said that they sold it and the person who has it loves it very much. At least someone appreciated my handy work.
they sell individuals parts, but not as a full kit
I woulda stop being his friend honestly
To the best of my (rather limited) knowledge, you're quite right about the rear pickup and grounding. This turned out absolutely gorgeous!
Cool, thanks!
You was bang on correct about the pick up grounding of pick ups a fender jaguar has a similar thing with like teeth round pick up but if it was me I'd go springs as after time the rubber goes soft and breaks up plus all adds to metal connectivity with bridge pick up but the rubber grommet is a small thing and can be changed in minutes if so! So nothing major I just personally like springs more sweet tele though man super nice parts them obsidian wire kits are super sweet I personally think they are the best money can buy top pots and switching always so well done super nice instrument for life that one
The sound test is awesome. Nice to show the amp as well.
Many builders and testers never mention the amp.
Thank you! 👍
She's a beauty!!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
You bet!
I suspect it’s conceivable that you have a ground path from the bridge to the controls through the rear pick up like you were told. You could use your multimeter ohm setting to verify that it is. However, the effort you put into shielding on the pickgaurd and the neck pick up and other cavities. Really need to have a physical connection to ground or they’re doing nothing. Great video! Thanks for sharing.
the bridge pickups is self grounding to the bridge plate, if that's what you were referring to.
Watched from start to finish. Your guitar is beautiful and sounds great. I learned a lot from watching you build this.Thanks!
Awesome, thank you!
I have a Candy Apple Red American Special Strat and I've been toying with the idea of swapping on a roasted maple neck but I wasn't sure how it would look with that red (and white pick guard). Now, seeing how great it looks, I'm considering that and giving a build a try. Thanks for being so thorough. Stay safe, Cheers from Florida.
Oh cool! Ya I like the look. You guys stay safe down there! Tough times
Watched from start to finish. This was TOTALLY inspiring! I'm gonna do it!
You can do it!
Are you still hanging around RUclips these days? If so.... did you ever do your build? How did it go?
Nice job, I hope you enjoy it!
One tip, after all that work putting in the shielding tape, you never grounded the tape in the neck pickup cavity or the wire channel (the control cavity got grounded when you put the body ground through the tape, and if some tape was sticking up high enough to touch the bridge the bridge cavity will be grounded). If you don’t have a soldering iron, put a little copper tape between the lug of the neck pickup cover and the foil on the pick guard. That will ground both cavities that touch the pick guard. Ideal, of course, would be to solder a little ground wire to the cavity tape.
The other slight thing I would suggest is to file the top of the nut so half the wound strings are above the slots. This will help with tuning stability.
These issues are really slight though. You really did a great job, and you have a guitar you should be proud of!
thanks for the tips!
Only step you missed that I would’ve done was leveling/dressing/polishing the frets☺️ also I put the neck on after I assemble the body because of this. Also bc i know you have to do that for non Humbucker neck routes.
Cool Tele!
Hi Landon: thanks for the complete walk-through. Very useful. I have a suggestion: do as much work on the body and neck as you can (string ferrules, shielding, tuners and string trees) before attaching the two together. The body will lie flat for you while you press in the ferrules, and the neck will be easier to handle while you do the tuners, etc.
cheers!
There are right hand threads and left hand threads. Typically most threads are RH and this means that, when looking down on the screw you turn it clockwise or "righty tighty" to tighten. LH threads typically are used when you don't want something to rotate out. Bicycles use LH threads on the left pedal (for example).
I always tighten neck screws on the diagonal I also torque them to 15-20 inch lbs
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Preparing to attempt my first build, This video will be a huge help, and I will be referring to it several times through out my build I'm sure! Thank You! Beautiful build BTW!
oh cool! I've done a few more that might help too. have fun. don't rush
I used one of the fender roasted maple necks for my strat. Turned out great, I got 12" radius wide oval. It came out awesome, but I play with my thumb over a lot, and the edge of the fretboard itself was so sharp it was cutting me!!! I rolled the edges, now its awesome
nice work! what do you use to roll the edges?
I'm planning on doing a custom Stratocaster build this year, I'm going to be ordering a fiesta red Stratocaster body and vintage style 21 fret all maple neck from Warmoth, and some gold hardware and a 1-ply white scratchplate for it from Realtone Music, I've also decided on a set of Tonerider Surfari Stratocaster pickups, which I will also order from Realtone Music, it's basically inspired by Hank Marvin's fiesta red Stratocaster.
nice! have fun 🎸👍
Hey I did basically the same thing on a sunburst telly with American body and American neck locking tuners , I used Seymour Duncan Brad Paisley labre pickups a six string saddle,
It was a lot of fun to watch. I've always wanted to try it and now after watching your video I think I will. You did a great job explaining everything and the whole project was interesting too. You're very organized and that helps. Thanks, I'll definitely watch your other videos.
Very well done video for those who want to venture into “assembling” their our parts-caster. Intonation is shortening or lengthening the string in relation to the 12th fret vs open. Setting up the pickup height especially with the three points is an adventure for a luthier journey person. Nice job!
cheers!
As of right now this is probably the most beautiful guitar I’ve ever seen. I’m about to start slowly acquiring the parts to do essentially the same looking build just non fender parts.
have fun! my first two builds were non Fender parts, except for the pickups
very good build, had the same problem with the plectrum protection at the neck, but fixed another plectrum protection
cheers!
I really enjoyed this video (yes, I watched it all the way through) because it helped me understand how the various components fit together to make a whole instrument. I have no desire to build my own guitar (I have more than enough trouble just learning how to play it) but seeing one being assembled teaches me how every part makes a contribution to the creation of the sound. Finally, as soon as my BSB Tele gets paid off, I will be buying my first Stratocaster and I have already decided that it will have a candy apple red body, so your video reinforced my choice. Thank you.
ah ya the candy apple red is awesome!
A small tip for anyone really looking at a budget build is that you can pick up Fender reject bodies and necks very cheaply. My tele body and neck were about $250USD.
There are a couple of downsides to this - first they are usually unfinished and require you to sand, fret and paint them yourself. This takes quite a lot of time and practice to get remotely close to the professional finish. Second the rejects usually have a few defects for example the neck saddle on mine was .2mm off the factory standard. But the defects are normally minor - my TC body was about $100 and was rejected for having 'an ugly grain'.
The grounding wire should be under the bridge pickup so that the shield is connected to the back of a pot, the ground on the back of the bridge pickup connects the bridge to the back of the pots, that is why you don't need to ground the bridge. Set the bridge height generally then cut the nut, then redo bridge height and intonation, make sure truss rod is correct then play guitar and then let settle for 24 hours, and come back and check truss rod and saddle heights. It looks and sounds great 👍👍👍👍
Landon, I'm old school enough that I remember when the branding used to say Made in USA. without periods, because Japan named an island USA, not U.S.A! I don't know if that still holds true or not. But if you remember me from other comments, I've been playing Telecasters for over 55 years, and I've never had shielding, other than a bridge ground wire! Maybe those were from the days when the music was so exciting, that there were no such things thought of. I'm getting more used to your delivery, so I thoroughly enjoy these newer videos!
Yes. Definitely worth doing. I'm about to purchase the same body and electronics. I've been collecting parts for this over the last 6 months. Thanks
Go for it!
Fender sells those rubber springs you mentioned at 27:17 called Pickup Mounting Tubing.
thanks!
Couldn't help watching the whole build all the way through,you basically just made my dream guitar, what a beauty, sounds amazing, great job,enjoy Landon.😊👍🎸
cheers!
watching you put it together was entertaining by itself but the commentary makes the vid 10x better. you’re hilarious bro
cheers!
The ground on the bridge PUs with the metal back plate is already grounded. With plastic backs have a separate ground to connect to the adjustment screw.
Exactly what I believed. Thanks for confirming. :)
No problem. Literally went through that on Saturday with a set of Pure Vintage '64s lol
Your videos on assembling guitars are the perfect thing to watch on sunday evening now that christmas break came around🤘😈
Glad you like them!
@@landonbailey Hell yeah! Been around since the good old lando27 times and I love your stuff. I'm happy for you that your channel is growing good
The second ground is to ground the strings, so they don't become 6 long antennas, but if you don't have hum or squealing, rock on. I guess they could be finding ground through the bridge pickup
Watching in 2022. Awesome! I want to build this exact Tele. Gorgeous neck and body. Love that (solderless) Obsidian Switch too! Yep. Gotta get one of these puppies built. What an amazing guitar!
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Wonderful, you can be proud of this build. Well done ! The Obsidianwire kit is a must and makes wiring a joy. Great sound. Hope you enjoy many hours of playing this fine guitar. Greetings
I hope so too!
Hey Landon, I just wanted to say thanks for your videos - this one particularly. I missed a used CS Tele I was watching a year or two ago, and nothing with similar spec has come up since, so having seen your videos I decided to source the parts to my preferred spec and assemble it myself. Never done it before, but hey, I have now! Thanks again 😎
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Man im just ordered my first kit to mess up and Im excited. I ran across this video and I love your attention to detail. I am that way in things I love doing. Now Im super stoked!!👍
hey awesome! have fun. I've a bunch of these videos
The rubber spring tubing for the bridge screws are called “Grommets” & tend to perish after several decades.
grommets! thanks. ya and I've seen old ones before
Dude so I ended up getting a pro 2 Strat coz of your comparison videos. Now i'm looking to either buy or build a Tele. And of course you already have a video of pretty much a similar build I'm thinking of with the candy apple red and roasted maple neck! Your channel is probably one of the best Fender resources on youtube!
Glad I could help!
when installing the string ferrules you could of used a short wooden dowel rod and a mallet and to make sure all six ferrules were flush with each other at the same depth the you also could of used a small wooden rectangular shaped block.
Hey man, nice build. I found it really interesting to see how you set it up. You may be surprised that I actually did not skip to the end.
Glad you enjoyed!
I have built more Telecasters than I can count for myself and many customers.You asked about grounding the bridge pickup. I use a hole under the bridge plate via the output and ground it to the back of the volume pot. Must've been expensive if all Fender parts. I agree with the routing for a humbucker in the neck.Easier with 21 frets.When filming maybe consider what you are filming- often your hand obscures the work itself (see 44 min. 40 sec. mark and others). Cost? Terry from Oz.
cheers Terry! ya I may invest in a second camera just for that reason!
This full video was really fun and relaxing to watch! Keep up the amazing work
Thank you! Will do!
Totally agree with you on the handtools.
End result is a truly beautiful guitar. Nice job!
My George Harrison 90s model from Japan and my new one both have a bare wire under bridge plate,going to a pot n soldered.But since you have no problems,prob your shielding takes care of lowering noise
the bridge pickup is self grounding from memory
Landon - this is a great video. It looks amazing. Candy red with white pick guard and maple neck - yum yum. A suggestion for a video - have a mex and USA pro Tele then swap parts one by one doing a sound and play test in between to see what makes most difference.
LB, this was a fun video to watch and didn't skip ahead. I'd build this in a heartbeat with perhaps different vintage 50's pickups, but the Autumn Blaze Metallic doesn't seem to be available. Only as an option in the Mod Shop. The rig sounded great. Loved the fact that you fessed up on scratching the paint and head stock. I've done the same working on my Strat. All the best.
ya I keep it real! :)
Thanks for the video Landon... I'm a tele fan so this was absolutely fun to watch from beginning to end!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love watching these builds Landon. There is something about building your own custom Tele that is so much more satisfying than ordering it built. This is such a lovely combination of parts as well. I have also watched the StewMac video, Build Your Dream Partscaster Guitar, which has some interesting tips. I recommend watching it. Is that String Tree still keeping you up at night! Is STPTSD a thing? What is he talking about?
I love this type of vids man. That candy apple red is gorgeous. thanks for sharing the process
Thanks for watching! I've got a new one in the works
My favorite color for a fender😍😍😍. What a cool Telecaster love this one😍 the telecaster of my dream
Before screwing the bridge down put the bridge ground wire in place after drilling a hole from the control cavity & feeding the ground wire into the bridge cavity
I didn't need one in this case. the pickup is self grounding
I’m in the process of doing my first build, a kit from Solo Music Gear. It’s been a really great learning experience for me. That said, for anyone getting a kit, know that a lot of kits aren’t configured for standard size parts-I’m currently attempting to get my obsidianwire kit to fit in the control cavity (and I don’t have a dremel, so it’s taking forever 😝, even had to take a chisel to it to make it a few mm deeper)
Tele kit? I did the chisel method on a Strat clone a few years back. My first mod project.
Landon Bailey yep it’s a tele kit! Ran into other problems too (like the pickguard’s neck pickup cutout was too small for a Fender pickup to fit in, so had to file away a bit of that). But overall it’s been a fun project.
I had a made in Korea Tele that had the same problem. The cavity for the volume/tone controls needed to be dremeled out a few millimeters to drop in flush. Be careful one slip and you will go through the back...lol
@@bobboitt3126 I actually did go through the back and had to patch it up lol. There’s currently a sticker covering some wood filler that I couldn’t get to look right haha
Heeyyyy Landon! Love your "I made it myself" videos. Dude, seriously. These assembly videos are chock full of info and content. Pretty well filmed and creatively presented too. Great "how to" set up instruction. I know, you're not a luthier. Neither am I. Keep these videos coming. American cousin Steve M.
hey Steve! I've got a Strat build in editing right now. more to come! take care!
@@landonbailey Will make sure to catch it.
*Finishes putting it together* “OH MY GOD I FORGOT TO BUY STRINGS”
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CAR is the best colour of all..
First guitar mod I did was with an Obsidian harness. TBH I think soldering is easier. the spring clips are so fiddly to use on a packed Strat harness.
Cheat for the string tree is to cut most of the bottom of the tab off and just use the one hole. The remainder of the tab will make its own indentation and sit fine in that.
car is sweet
Just like the last one, very well done, both on the video and the end result guitar. I'm lusting over both.
Thank you very much!
your commentary is just perfect!
Personally i stopped putting the neck on first if its a 22 fret as it makes it a lot harder to fit the scratch plate with the pickups in because of the 22nd fret overhang. BTW if you ever want to remove string ferrules, all you do is put a drill bit through from the front side down the string holes and very gently tap out with a mallet.
thanks for the tip with the ferrules!
46:14 You actually can reverse this. Put small a pinch of baking soda into the slot. Then put your index finger over the slot and blow the extra dust away. Put a small drop of super glue on it. wipe off excess and wait for it to dry. You should be able to re-cut the slot for the string.
Thanks for the tip!
Landon Bailey No problem!
Man this is a great video, fantastic to watch and very educational. I got a Squire Telecaster and want to do some partscaster mods so your video has come in real handy for me. Appreciate all your work you've put into this video. Thanks so much, appreciate it..
cheers!
The roasted maple neck is killer. Love the candy apple red too!
cheers!
Nice bloody job mate. I love that candy apple red more than I thought I would. I’m looking for a blonde. .. if you know her name and number I appreciate that too lol. Great for a job man. I’ve been wanting to telly for a long long time I’ve got a 66 fender jag and I just bought a wolf WLP looks a lot like a Gibson but there are slight differences so they can sell it as their own brand they’re out of Los Angeles. I set it up for the whole 9 yards looks just like a bloody Gibson, and it’s got all abalone seashell fretboard and all the trim is done on the back and the front with abalone seashell and headstock it’s got a wolf howling and that is also an abalone seashell I think I paid 550 for it plays like a dream. They do you set up for you…. After asking you questions they set your guitar up it’s all professional really nice gig. Great job on the telly I must say. Gotta get one. I would say you are the king of Canadian Telecaster realm. Great job mate God bless.
Excellent video Landon . You did a great job. Only issue I saw was tightening the neck. You want to do a crossing pattern such as top left bottom right top right bottom left. Doesn't matter which one you start with just a crossing pattern after you tighten the first one. Also don't tighten all the way just get the first one kinda firm until you have all of them that way then proceed to snug them all down still using the crossing pattern. Hope that info helps you or some one else !
cheers! thanks for the tips
Outstanding video, very organized. I’ve been wanting to do a build for awhile now, definitely be using your video as a guild. Love that you did the online Fender Mod Shop comparison 👍🎸🇨🇦
cheers!
not sure but the slight space between neck and body joint might be to allow the wood to expand if the temperature changes
all good so far! also the roasted maple is claimed to not have a shrink/grow issue.
Also no worries if you saw too deep on the nut. You can just use something like a piece of masking tape on the bottom as a spacer.
This is the most beautiful telecaster i ever seen, you are very lucky to have this guitar. Take good care of it. 🙏
Thanks a lot!
I'm pretty sure that all guitars look great with a roasted maple neck. I have a very definite RMNF (roasted maple neck fetish.) they not only look great in my opinion, but they feel wonderful. Nice job on the build.
cheers!
What an awesome video. Love that you didn’t skip anything. Looks like a great guitar!
I’m inspired to do a tele build now…
Go for it!
I will be doing this build! My favorite color electric guitar!
Good choice! Have fun!
Nicely done Landon! I'll see this soon on Teles and Strats I hope my friend!
hey thanks! see it on where? wasn't sure what you were referring to
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From Leo: "last time I drilled through the back, I won't be doing that again" I hope everyone pays attention. No need for everyone to learn the hard way. Nice looking guitar. I think you will like the 12 inch radius fretboard. You cannot go wrong with 4 way switching.
the 12 inch radius and jumbo are super easy to play! I’m loving it
I know I'm late to the party....but thats a fantastic looking tele. The roasted neck really makes everything pop.
never too late!
Nice looking guitar. That was fun to watch and dream about the one I'll put together eventually.
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Nice job! I will likely be referring back to this video for my upcoming projects. Thanks!
Awesome, thank you!
Klasse Video mit humorvollen Schilderungen! Sehr sympathisch!
Alles Gute!
I don't use the copper tape. I use the black conductive paint which works quite well.
When I was trying to buy it at the time it wasn't available.
@@landonbailey It's available from StewMac and Guitar Fetish. Guitar Fetishes is better.
Beautiful Job. Love that Candy Apple Red too!
Thank you! Cheers! ya the red is awesome
Don’t know if I missed the part where you grounded the copper tape - but if you didn’t it won’t do much. You’re right on the money about the tele base plate grounding the bridge though. Looks great overall. 👍
As far as I understand the pickup plate connects the circuit ground wire to the bridge, which connects to the strings which connects to your body which serves as the ground. The copper tape doesn't need to be grounded to the circuit to act as a Faraday cage and shield it from external electromagnetic fields.
Latino Sci-Fi Geek you’re not creating a faraday cage. That’s a misnomer. What’s actually happening is your creating an antenna of copper tape. When the copper tape is grounded all the interference signal that we don’t like is caught by this copper foil tape net/antenna and sent to ground so that it’s not introduced into the signal path.
@@huddyskiba1 I respectfully disagree. The conductive shielding doesn't need to send the interference anywhere. A conductice material's electrons align themselves in order to mantain a constant electrical potencial all over it, which shields the interior of a cavity it surrounds from incoming electromagnetic waves, i.e. Faraday Cage. The circuit ground is a separate part of the system, using the human body connected to the strings to keep the circuit ground at a constant potential. The reason to connect the pickups' grounds to the copper tape is to simply that, to connect them together and themselves to the strings via the bridge, claw or some other way.. In this particular system that isn't needed because the obsidian circuit already have a common ground connecting the pickups grounds and the bridge through the bridge pickup plate.
Latino Sci-Fi Geek there is one ground in the guitar; The ring of the output jack. If the copper tape or whatever shielding medium one uses is not, in one way another, connected to the ring of the output jack, the shielding medium will be useless. It’s not doing what you think it’s doing despite how many books you’ve read or how many classes you’ve taken. The reason noise goes away when you touch the strings is because the interference that your body is picking up was getting into the signal but is now going to ground because you are connecting yourself to ground - the sleeve of the output jack via the strings. You’re grounded because you’re touching the sleeve of the jack not because your feet are on the floor. The hum doesn’t come back if you jump in the air.
@@huddyskiba1 If that was true the guitar wouldn't hum if no one were touching it or if the strings weren't connected to the circuit. Why connect the strings to the ground if it's the ring on the jack sleeve which acts as ground? That doesn't make sense. The human body is not the source of the interference, the pickups and circuit being hit by external electromagnetic waves are. The body doesn't need to have its feet on the floor to act as a constant potential, which is what an electrical ground is. Also the guitar bulit on this video doesn't have the pickups cavities connected to the ground, only the obsidiam circuit cavity, yet the pickups are perfectly shielded from interference. All my arguments are based purely on physics, which doesn't depend on how many books I've read, classes I've taken or guitars you've played or built.
What a great job!! Congrats! Also, quality is amazing. I really enjoyed watching it!
Thanks!
Great job, that was a lot of work assembling and doing the video. It sounds great, too. I put Gotoh compensated saddles on mine, only because they’re slotted and don’t slide into the grub screw holes.
I’d really like to do my own build with a sonic blue nitro finish and a roasted rosewood fretboard, vintage tuners.
nice! and thanks
That roasted maple is killer!
it feels great in the hands!